Health (v2.1)

Child mortality
Under five mortality rate
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

Under five mortality rate

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malawi (Africa)  
Total 240 235 230 226 221 217 212 207 203 191 180 169 157 152 147 142 137 132 127 118 110 101 92.1 83.3 74.5 72.5 70.4 68.3 66.2 64.1 62.0 59.9
Blantyre 200 196 192 188 185 181 177 173 169 165 161 157 153 146 139 132 124 117 110 103 95.8 88.7 81.5 74.3 67.2 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.1 67.0 67.0 67.0
Blantyre 191 191 191 191 191 191 191 191 191
Kasungu 287 279 271 263 255 248 240 232 224 216 208 200 192 183 173 163 153 143 133 121 109 96.7 84.6 72.5 60.4 55.6 50.9 46.1 41.4 36.6 31.8 27.1
Kasungu 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207 207
Lilongwe 257 247 238 229 219 210 201 191 182 172 163 154 144 142 140 138 136 134 132 124 116 108 100 92.0 83.9 77.9 71.9 65.8 59.8 53.8 47.8 41.8
Lilongwe 193 193 193 193 193 193 193 193 193
Machinga 246 236 227 217 207 198 188 178 168 159 149 139 129 129 128 127 127 126 125 118 111 103 96.0 88.7 81.4 77.6 73.7 69.8 65.9 62.0 58.1 54.2
Machinga 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205
Mangochi 210 206 203 199 195 192 188 184 181 177 173 170 166 161 156 151 146 141 136 125 115 104 93.9 83.5 73.1 74.9 76.6 78.4 80.2 82.0 83.7 85.5
Mangochi 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
Mulanje 216 216 217 217 217 218 218 219 219 220 220 220 221 210 200 189 179 168 157 148 139 130 121 112 103 93.3 83.9 74.5 65.1 55.7 46.4 37.0
Mulanje 227 227 227 227 227 227 227 227 227
Mzimba 206 198 190 183 175 167 159 151 143 136 128 120 112 115 118 122 125 128 131 118 105 91.7 78.6 65.6 52.5 54.7 56.9 59.1 61.3 63.5 65.8 68.0
Mzimba 181 181 181 181 181 181 181 181 181
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 262 254 246 238 231 223 215 207 199 191 183 175 167 160 153 145 138 131 123 117 110 104 96.9 90.3 83.6 79.6 75.5 71.4 67.4 63.3 59.2 55.1
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 201
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 197 192 186 180 174 168 163 157 151 145 140 134 128 121 114 106 99.0 91.7 84.4 80.7 77.0 73.2 69.5 65.8 62.0 57.3 52.5 47.7 43.0 38.2 33.5 28.7
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162 162
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 218 213 208 203 198 192 187 182 177 172 167 162 157 153 149 145 141 138 134 124 114 105 95.1 85.4 75.7 75.1 74.5 73.9 73.3 72.6 72.0 71.4
Salima 245 237 230 222 214 207 199 192 184 176 169 161 154 153 153 152 151 151 150 138 127 115 104 91.9 80.3 78.9 77.5 76.1 74.7 73.3 71.9 70.5
Salima 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239 239
Thyolo 265 259 252 246 239 233 226 220 213 207 200 194 187 176 165 154 144 133 122 111 101 90.3 79.8 69.3 58.7 66.8 74.9 83.0 91.1 99.1 107 115
Thyolo 225 225 225 225 225 225 225 225 225
Zomba 276 265 254 243 232 221 210 199 188 177 166 155 144 142 141 139 137 136 134 121 107 93.9 80.5 67.1 53.8 57.0 60.2 63.4 66.6 69.9 73.1 76.3
Zomba 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216 216
Lighter numbers are estimates